I fancy something to mess around with and i like the thought of something different and a 914 would be a great little car for pottering around town.
Where do I start???..
Any constructive help appreciated

Oh and a little bit of piss taking is ok too!

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Actually I'm liking these the more I see them and wouldn't mind picking one up before the prices start getting out of hand _________________Me? The 13th Duke of Wybourne? Here? In a sixth form girl's dormitory? At three o'clock in the morning? With my reputation? What were they thinking of?

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blindspotHockenheim

Joined: 14 Apr 2011Posts: 644Location: Berkshire/Libya

Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 11:00 am Post subject:

I concur. Those things are as cool as a very cool thing. Especially the 914-6.

Just bought it, or is it for sale _________________Me? The 13th Duke of Wybourne? Here? In a sixth form girl's dormitory? At three o'clock in the morning? With my reputation? What were they thinking of?

I admitted my secret (of about 20 years) last week about the need for one of these, BUT if I get more time on my hands I'd like to fit Boxster running gear to one. Prices are expensive from when I was looking at buying a Cali import as they were about £1000, they are about 10K for a reasonalble RHD at the moment._________________http://euroroadtripper.blogspot.co.uk/

clarkycatEstoril

Joined: 11 May 2011Posts: 3902Location: Oxfordshire

Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 5:24 pm Post subject:

kas750 wrote:

Mmmmmmm

I don't get it, The whole thing is Aesthetically repulsive, it's like some visually challenged German in the 1960's looked at a Lotus Elan and thought "Hey, I could make something similar, yet so mind numbingly ghastly that even people that love the brand will pretend it never existed" and the (presumably boss eyed) designer next to him said "Yes, lets make a visual abortion of a car that's miles away from what we do best just to see if people really will buy a turd with the name Porsche on it".

The reason the designers of this four wheeled vomit are not well known, is because shortly after completing this pile of rancid automotive bile, they poked out their eyes with their pencils and fed themselves into the shredder.

It's not for me, in a herpes kind of way.
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ChiefIndianapolis

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Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 5:57 pm Post subject:

Clarky, could you be a little clearer please. What are you saying, the you're kinda on the fence with this one?

clarkycatEstoril

Joined: 11 May 2011Posts: 3902Location: Oxfordshire

Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 7:28 pm Post subject:

Chief wrote:

Clarky, could you be a little clearer please. What are you saying, the you're kinda on the fence with this one?

Chief, If I was given the choice between having to own one of these or shagging you, then you would be a wise man to start running...

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ChiefIndianapolis

Joined: 16 Sep 2010Posts: 2497Location: The Middle lands

Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 8:03 pm Post subject:

Right, got it. Just wasn't clear on where you stood. I'll get me trainers on....

Admittedly the looks aren't to everyones taste (One things for sure is that clarkycat wants one ). However that 914-6 in that vid looks like a really fun little car to drive especially with no roof
Makes a good noise too _________________02' 996 Turbo Manual Coupe, Seal Grey

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clarkycatEstoril

Joined: 11 May 2011Posts: 3902Location: Oxfordshire

Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 9:40 am Post subject:

isysman wrote:

I like it because it's rare and unusual.

So is Smallpox.

adamw wrote:

looks like a really fun little car to drive especially with no roof

And if there was a world shortage of such cars then everyone would want a 914, but there isn't, and they don't. Because you can buy "a really fun little car to drive especially with no roof" from virtually every decade in the last century, you can choose from many different manufacturers, from many different engine sizes and from almost any price range.

The 914 is that meal, you know, when you forgot to shop and all the stuff left in the fridge and cupboards is the stuff you liked least. It was on your list because it seemed a good idea, but you ate everything else first.

It's the honesty you hide from yourself, sat eating a plate of brown rice, curried beans and chilli chutney - you thought it would be a good idea, but when nobody else was around, you chose everything else first because you desired it more.

The 914, the kind of council house leftover meal that makes you wince that you had any part to play in it's purchase.
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isysmanZolder

Joined: 22 Apr 2011Posts: 5498Location: Cheshire

Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 9:43 am Post subject:

Yes but I don't like smallpox. Those are the reasons why I like it.

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pzeroGeneral

Joined: 18 Jul 2010Posts: 4210Location: London

Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 9:46 am Post subject:

So when are you picking it up then CC?
What colour did you go for? Go on, give us the spec.

And if there was a world shortage of such cars then everyone would want a 914, but there isn't, and they don't. Because you can buy "a really fun little car to drive especially with no roof" from virtually every decade in the last century, you can choose from many different manufacturers, from many different engine sizes and from almost any price range.

The 914 is that meal, you know, when you forgot to shop and all the stuff left in the fridge and cupboards is the stuff you liked least. It was on your list because it seemed a good idea, but you ate everything else first.

It's the honesty you hide from yourself, sat eating a plate of brown rice, curried beans and chilli chutney - you thought it would be a good idea, but when nobody else was around, you chose everything else first because you desired it more.

The 914, the kind of council house leftover meal that makes you wince that you had any part to play in it's purchase.

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